Paper Round's view: It's been mooted for a while that Cavani would be moving to Atletico Madrid once his contract was up in the French capital. Chelsea and Manchester United became desperate to add a new striker to their ranks in January, which was reflected in the latter's strange loan deal with ex-Watford striker Odion Ighalo.
Hoffenheim and Leverkusen meet in a clash for the European places. Hoffenheim is 7`th with 30 points while Leverkusen is 5`th with 34 points. It is interesting to see that both teams have more wins away from home and play better football. Leverkusen has 6-0-3 away from home and they are just rampant in front of the goal lately. Hoffenheim has 5-2-2 away from home but only 4-1-5 at home. They also have 15:21 gd. Which would suggest that they need to take care of their defense first. They were beaten really badly against Mainz, Eintracht, and Augsburg lately so the visitors are the favorites. Since I don't trust either of them, I will go for goals.
It seems to have been forgotten so quickly that not only is Lampard trying to learn on the job at one of the biggest clubs in the world, he’s doing so without one of the best players in Chelsea’s history. Over the past season or two so much of the good Chelsea did came through Eden Hazard and it cannot be overestimated how important he was to this team.
They have only managed eight top-half finishes since they last won the league in 1959. But unless they at least match last season's seventh place, it will be viewed by some as a disappointment. These are the aspirations that exist at Molineux now, even if a sober realism is also taking hold. Guo Guangchang has been described as the 'Warren Buffett of China' in the mediaFirst the good news for Wolves fans.
It is unclear how long the Brazilian will be sidelined for but they will probably be without him at home to Brighton on Saturday. Against Napoli, only Roberto Firmino looked in top form and that will be a concern for Klopp as he heads into a month in which his team also have to contend with two games in Qatar in the Club World Cup.
These teams played each other four times over the last two seasons in Ligue 2 that they spent together with Brest winning twice and Lorient once. However, we're edging this one in favour of the lower division side. Lorient have a superb home record with four wins on the bounce at the Stade du Moustoir and with Brest winning just one of their last nine away games, including six losses, the hosts should be in the ascendancy here. Brest haven't been defensively secure in recent weeks so we're backing the home side to put two past them but with the visitors' relatively good record against les Merlus, we expect both teams to net here. We're backing a 2-1 win for the Ligue 2 side.
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a fast break. Posted at 53' Foul by Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund). Posted at 53' Stefan Ilsanker (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal!Posted at 49' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
Their goal eventually came though, when Kante held off Benjamin Mendy before turning the ball past Ederson, who may have been advised to stay on his line. However that 21st-minute goal would prove to be Chelsea's final shot on target of the game. There was a degree of fortune to City's equaliser. David Silva's pass to De Bruyne took two deflections, including one off Zouma, to find the Belgium playmaker, whose shot - which looked as if it was heading for Kepa - also hit the France centre-back and leave the keeper helpless.
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Witness testimoniesChris Stark, Crouch's fellow podcast host, has enlisted the help of Ben Foster to help solve the Parched conundrum. And the Watford goalkeeper reckons he's cracked it. I think I have worked out who Parched is," said the shot stopper-come-private detective. Even though he's been mentioned, he's never been ruled out. I think Parched is Michael Dawson!"Others have also stepped forward to offer their own findings on potential Parched suspects.
With so much debate over what the FA Cup means and the value of replays, the pitch invasion that ensued after Shrewsbury secured a 2-2 draw with champions-elect Liverpool was a sight to behold. After all, what screams magic of the cup more than a bunch of kids and reserves being pegged back in the second half by a bloke who once brought a travel adaptor with him when he went from Scotland to Wales… Perhaps the best embodiment was Jurgen Klopp saying afterwards that he and his starters will not be partaking in the replay as it comes during the new Premier League winter break, so instead it will be Neil Critchley in charge once more.
A wonderful winning goal from substitute Paulo Dybala sent Juventus back to the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over title rivals Inter Milan at an empty Allianz Stadium on Sunday. Juve, who opened the scoring through Aaron Ramsey, lead on 63 points, one ahead of Lazio and nine clear of Inter in third, although Antonio Conte's side have a game in hand.
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Usually, a large portion of the Monday morning topic of conversation in Britain's workplaces and playgrounds is taken up by the weekend's Premier League and Football League action. Crucial wins, calamitous losses, when, not if, Liverpool will seal the title and, of course, the obligatory VAR gripes, are the subjects to launch the week ahead.
He was convinced he was 10 years old again and would ask his mother about the family dog, only to be informed the dog had died years ago. That realisation would kick his psychological age forward a couple more years, until another trigger again brought him closer to the present. The second she said that, I put two and two together," Curtis remembers. I was thinking, 'Oh, yeah. What am I on about?' And then I would think I was 12.
Particularly when those who receive them seem to appreciate them very much, and win them because they offer something else other than occasional on-pitch excellence. In Leo Messi’s case, that something else is not just consistent excellence but consistent genius, the man who has been the best in the world for the better part of a decade and could go on for a good few years yet.
Guests are better team in this moment than Yeni Malatyaspor and I believe and I'm pretty sure that they will be prove that today. So, it is the fact that in some other part of season, I will probably bet on goals in this duel, but after this poor form in who is in this moment Yeni Malatyaspor, I just must try with guests win. Yeni is lost even five matches in a row, and in last one, they are played just 1-1 against Konyaspor. Guests are very motivated, because they are fighting for the title and they will win here.
Ins: Pablo Mari (Flamengo, loan), Cedric Soares (Southampton, loan) Outs: Ben Sheaf (Doncaster Rovers, loan), Emile Smith Rowe (Huddersfield, loan), Dinos Mavropanos (Nuremberg, loan), Tyreece John-Jules (Lincoln, loan), Deyan Iliev (Jagiellonia Bialystok, loan), James Olayinka (Northampton Town, loan) Net spend: £18m RATING: B - - - - - ASTON VILLA With Villa looking very likely to be involved in a relegation scrap, this window was pivotal for Dean Smith and he's looked to bolster his frontline with Mbwana Samatta and Borja Baston arriving.
Despite his support role the Belgian has still played a third of all possible minutes in the current season (more than ex-Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita, for example). When does the exit clause apply - and who can trigger it? However, even if Werner was Liverpool’s prime target, the exit clause figures involved in the new contract he signed last summer (until 2023) are unknown.
It is the first time the hosts have won three successive Premier League games this season and they seem to be hitting form at exactly the right time as they chase a top-four finish. Media playback is not supported on this device Man Utd 5-2 Bournemouth: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises Mason Greenwood Defensive issues remain for UnitedFormer skipper Roy Keane reacted to the goal United conceded at Tottenham last month by saying defender Harry Maguire and goalkeeper David de Gea should not be allowed to return home on the team bus, so appalled was the Irishman by their tame efforts.
However, despite an eye-catching 3-0 win over runaway leaders Liverpool, there is evidence the new manager bounce might be wearing off. The Hornets are level on points with 18th-placed Bournemouth and need goals, but have failed to score in a league-high 13 different games this season. Troy Deeney has been involved in six goals in his past six Premier League home games (four goals, two assists)Key stat: Watford have won just one of their past seven Premier League games.
Energetyk-BDU will against BATE in match Belarusian Premier League. My prediction this match could be the won for BATE only with margin 1 goal. BATE have great result on last 3 match in head to head with Ynergetyk-BDU due to BATE always won for the all match. Moreover BATE have won with score 1-2, 0-4 and 4-1. Even though, I think on this match that BATE can beat with score previously due to Ynergetyk-BDU have better result in International Club friendly. Surely Ynergetyk-BDU will do resistance to beat BATE. Moreover Ynergetyk-BDU will played this match in the home and surely they will not lose more than 1 goal.
Regular testing could create a headache from a practical standpoint, because it is impossible to know whether a player is already infected when he takes to the pitch. It takes a couple of days before someone, who has contracted the virus, tests positive," Martin Eichner, an epidemiologist from University of Tubingen, explains. He dismisses the option of faster detection tests that have been in development, as they are not fully reliable yet.
Which records have slipped away or are looking unlikely?That Watford win ended hopes of Liverpool joining Arsenal's invincibles of 2003-04 - the only side to go a Premier League season unbeaten. Manchester City's record haul of 106 goals in a Premier League season from 2017-18 looks very safe - Liverpool would need to muster 32 goals from their last four games to beat it. City's hauls from the same season of 50 away points and 16 away wins are both also safe - Liverpool can 'only' reach 15 wins on the road and 47 points away from Anfield with two more wins.
Napoli come into this round with their heads up and very high morale after being able to get a draw at Anfield against Liverpool. Bologna is not doing well and they will face relegation if they keep going like this. In my opinion Bologna has a team strong enough to keep them above sea level and keep fighting in Serie A but they have to change some things if they want to do better. On this game it will be difficult to do better because they are fighting a team with huge momentum coming into this game. I predict 1-0 h
A draw is all Liverpool need to book their place in the draw for the next round. Salzburg have scored more goals than each of the other three teams in Group E. Salzburg are averaging 3.2 goals for per game in Group E. Liverpool average 2.2. Salzburg host Liverpool in the Champions League. When this group was drawn, not too many people would’ve expected Salzburg to be tussling with Liverpool and Napoli come match-day six, though the Austrian outfit have defied expectations and have shown the wider audience that they’re a side capable of doing the business at this level.
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After a brief spell with Nottingham Forest, Baxter was given a free transfer back to Rangers but he managed just 14 games before retiring at 30. Two liver transplants followed his ill-advised decision to become a pub landlord, but like Best, he did not publicly show much regret at his approach to life.
The Christmas period is the busiest time of the year and he has not changed it. The players are tired after an hour. The home games are so boring at the moment. Kieran Cooke, another fan who had made the trip to Goodison Park, said: "He is the man to take us forward, he just hasn't got the backing. It is not entirely his fault but I think his negative style of play does affect us at times. I think another year-long contract for him would be suitable.
Depending on where they are in that range of projected revenue (£560-580m), and if City and Liverpool do well in the Champions League, it could be very, very close. If you think about where we were 10 years ago, the idea that City would overhaul United in financial terms would have seemed far-fetched.
And they were left seething on Saturday as they were outplayed by an injury-depleted Valencia side who won 2-0. Barca looked devoid of ideas other than passing the ball to Lionel Messi - a problem that cannot be said of their great rivals Real Madrid, who are finding ways to win games from unlikely sources.
In Denmark, Lyngby and Silkeborg are expected to face each other in a Superliga match which will be held at Lyngby stadium, Lyngby city. In the table, Lyngby takes position 2 with 32 points after playing 27 matches while Silkeborg takes position 4 with 19 points after playing 27 matches.
I have never insulted anyone. They are the ones who are sons-of-bitches. It's rudeness and boorishness and it's a serious insult to deal with. Atalanta president Antonio Percassi stood by Gasperini's comments on Thursday. He reacted the right way," he told the website of sports daily Tuttosport. Atalanta is by his side.
If Moyes thinks that is unlikely to happen then it makes sense to move him on and use any money raised to buy younger or more reliable alternatives. Read the full story Brighton waiting on players Premier League club Brighton are waiting to hear from their players over an agreement to defer their wages, reports the Daily Mail.
Both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were produced in two of Leverkusen’s last three league games as well as in three of Hertha’s last five matches and the hosts have only lost once at home this season while the visitors have lost four times on the road. Leverkusen average 1.63 points per home game and Hertha average 0.75 points per away game, suggesting that the most likely result on Wednesday night is a home win.
The Frenchman's double ensured Scott Parker's side triumphed for just the second time without the league's leading scorer among the goals this season. Mark Warburton's QPR, who have conceded the second most goals in the Championship, remain the only club in England's top four division yet to keep a clean sheet this season. Their third defeat in a five-game winless run leaves them 10th in the table, but they can slip as low as 15th if a number of sides below them win over the weekend.
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle have faced criticism after a number of fans were charged for season tickets for the 2020-21 campaign despite there being no start date for the season in place. Some fans were charged £620 on Wednesday, they said, describing the situation as "incredibly disturbing". The club have so far declined to comment. TottenhamTottenham postponed their season-ticket renewal window in March until "greater clarity" was available on when next season might start.
And he has now been rewarded with a contract that will keep him at the Allianz Arena for another two seasons. Club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: "FC Bayern is very happy with Hansi Flick's work. The team has developed very well under him and plays attractive football, which is also reflected in the results.
Only two other teams have gone a year unbeaten in the Premier League -- Arsenal's so-called invincibles in 2003-04 (a run of 49 Premier League games) and Chelsea (40 matches) from October 2004 to November 2005. Since that City defeat, Liverpool have won 32 of their 37 league matches, averaging 2. They are 13 points clear of Leicester City having played a game less and those desperately seeking a chink in Liverpool's armour appear to wasting their time.
Greuther Furth is weaker than HSV but will they lose for more than one goal, I don't think so. HSV is a contender for promotion and have been performing quite well in the league, still, GF is not far back and is sitting quite comfortably in 6th place. In the 1st round we saw a home win fr GF 2 x 0 and last season at GF's a 0 x 0 draw. These two have an 8 points difference and I imagine GF has plans to shorten that down, especially playing at their own stadium. 1 x 1 is my guess
MAN OF THE MATCH - Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) A recognition that could be shared with Virgil van Dijk, as the pair of them were responsible or the victory. Dangerous in attack and on the ball, and more than dependable at the back. Even with the presence of Dejan Lovren they were able to keep things tight at the back until Alisson introduced calamity.
Gazelec Ajaccio will host Quevilly Rouen for this fixture of the league. Both sides are not very good teams in this season. Both teams are one of the teams of the relegation zone. In any case, I expect another one tough match for both sides. In my opinion, the visitors have a real chance to get all three points. Quevilly are in better shape than their opponent. They have two consecutive victories. Also, we have GFC Ajaccio who's is poor team in the last matches. AFC Ajaccio are more vulnerable and for me they could lose. My pick - Quevilly to win.
The two strikers were magnificent today, the amount of work Britt [Assombalonga] and [Ashley] Fletcher put in, [Patrick] Roberts back for an hour has given us a little lift, there were a lot of plusses. It's a happy drive home. I don't plan ahead now, we've just got to try to get the best out of it we can here, it's seven difficult games and every one is a challenge. The lads have shown what they can do today and it's about standards.
